TOEFL Vocabulary

Waste material; anything useless or worthless

A device that produces light, such as an electric bulb or oil lamp

Relating to official rules and control of an activity

Relating to diplomacy; tactful in dealing with people

To reduce to the smallest possible amount; to downplay importance; to collapse a window to an icon

Graceful and refined in appearance or style

A formal social gathering; the act of receiving; signal quality

To disappear suddenly or completely; to cease to exist

To admit to wrongdoing; to disclose sins to a priest

The state of being essential; something indispensable

Relaxed and informal; happening by chance; a temporary worker

The force pulling objects toward the earth; the seriousness of a situation

To reduce in size or importance

A purpose or aim; firmly focused on a goal

A person who entertains an audience

To separate or cut off from others; to place in quarantine

To cut with forceful strokes; a cut of meat with a rib bone

A gathering of people; the fitting together of parts

Producing a large amount; yielding useful results

A detailed list of goods in stock; to make such a list

Relating to a city or the duties of citizenship

The size, extent, or importance of something

Nearly vertical in slope; to soak in liquid; a steep slope

The state of being widely liked or accepted by many people

A foreigner or extraterrestrial being; foreign or unfamiliar

Energetic and constantly changing; a driving force or pattern

A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal; treating things as equivalent

Violent uncontrolled anger (n.); to express intense anger or move with great force (v.)

Of great value or worth; deeply cherished

To officially forbid or make something illegal

To officially register as a member or participant

Exceptionally good or excellent; still remaining to be paid or dealt with

To trip or nearly fall; to make mistakes; to find by chance

Made by humans rather than nature; fake or forced

The first light of day; to begin to grow light or become clear

To move downward; to be passed down through generations

Theoretical, not concrete; a summary of a text

Foolish or absurd in an amusing way

The rise and fall of sea levels; a trend; to help through a difficulty

Willingly; easily and without difficulty

Causing dramatic change; a person who supports revolution

To work together toward a common goal

A love affair; a story of love and adventure; to court someone

A soft cushion for supporting the head in bed

Metal tools and fittings; physical computer components

A marine mammal; an official stamp; to close or fasten securely

One of the seven main landmasses of the Earth; exercising self-restraint

A closed path for electric current; a regular route or series of venues